The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-01-29
FEDERAL AID.
Senator Sherman on the Blair Bill..--
His objections NO Federal
Control.

One Of the ahlest men in the union,
the distinguished senator from Ohio,
Hon. John Sherman, said in his
speech in opposition to the Educa-
tional Bill:
"That money is not to be disbursed
10y the United States; it is net to he
dishursed under the authority OF the
United States. The United States is
to have no control over its disburse
menr. It's to he placed in the hands
of state authorities, There is no pow>
err even ON the part of the general
government ia see to It's dlsburse-
ment to call for an account Of the
money disbursed, but the money is to
he placed in the hands Of state au-
thoriries. K X X But after all the
whole of this disbursement depends
absolutely upon the state authorities
and the United States could claim and
exercise no power of supervision"
MONEY RAIsED BY THE NORTHERN
STATES AND RECEIVED BY
THE SOUTHERN.
Hear him, II frankly say to you,
aud | wish IN legislation at least to he
frank, that am not prepared to pay
over to the local authorities of the
southern states eleven or twelve mil.
lions OF dollars oItof $4,000, 600 Of
money which h5Iuugs to the people,
nearly eigh-tenThs Of which is col
Iected from The resources of the
II Irthern states. Twe.thirds Of the
expense OF maintaining the schools
snail be paid nv the Federal Govern.
ment. In the state Of Ohio we APP,
propfiate All enormous sum for the
muiutanance of schools and every
rhild has the opportunity OF ednca>
non even to the tXtrmtamOst OF what
was considered university education
| 30 years ago. Children can 60 to the
nigh schools aud from these they may
20 easily to the colleges.
We ask no aid, no assistance. Is
il just and right that the people, OF
ne northern states which have their
systems established, who have at great
expense built their schools hnuses
which dot almost every secIion OF land
in these statss, whtre all. the children
are gathered together, paid for by
voluntary contributions Or ny taxes
levied under their uwu laws, as IN
Ohio, should he called upon %. make
3 these enormous disbursements from
the Common Treasury without re-
ceiving prop@rtonale' share them.
selves" . I'D.
de does not slate THAT most OF the
Federal Appropriations, including an
immense sum III renslons, are going
yearly to the northern states, nor does
he state that Ohio Il me reoei we'd far
more from the Fe eral Government
to establish aud. sustaln her schools
anu colleges than tennessee can evel
: hope to get under amy mll. IIIIlera'
cy in the south not only affects the
south; Nut the whole union, and well
did Senator BLAIR say to him;
1.-The Senator asks another ques
tinn, and it is whether the northern
srates should he called upon 10 con,
tribute. Well, MIR. President, if the
) principle upon which we contribute al
4, all is correct, | see no oljeC ton haseC
ON the fact that the larger proportion
Of it goes to some particular section
Suppose all the rivers and harhor;
p. were in the southern states. would i
he any less constitutional, ANY les
proper, any less within tie Junction.
properly exercised by the govern
ment Of the United States that ap
j preparations should still he made ant
? should there be expended ? Suppose
-. that an appropriation Is made to
coast defense; do We not tax the pee
pie of the interior? Why may the,
= not complain? Trusting at all it j
better to trust fully